Albert Kivikas (6 results)

Paperback/ broschiert. 142 S. Acceptable. Ex-Library. Uncut edges, unopened leaves. In Estonian language. et Gewicht in Gramm: 200.

Condition: new. Pages: 527 Language: Estonian. Mis see ometi on, mis sunnib inimesi tegema seda, mida nad oma parema tahtmise juures ei teeks, mille eest nad parem põgeneksid, kuid ometi peavad tegema? Ahas ei taha sõdida, sest sõda on kõige jälgim ja vastikum asi maailmas. Aastaid möllanud Maailmasõda oma koledustega on kasvatanud temast nagu igast teisest temavanusest mõtlejast noorukist sõja kirglisema vastase, täieliku patsifisti. Kuid nüüd Ahas siiski on pidanud haarama relva, mitte ainult ilma vaimustuseta sõja kui niisuguse, vaid suurima vastikustundega selle vastu. Vabadussõda oli Eesti ajaloos aeg, mis seadis noored raskete valikute ette. Kas ja mille nimel sõdida? Milline pool valida? Kas toetada sotsialismi või rahvusriiki? Töölisklassi vabadust või Eesti omariiklust? Tollases ajas ei olnud inimesele sugugi ilmselge, kumba eest võidelda, kui võidelda. Mitmeti autobiograafilises romaanis "Nimed marmortahvlil" väljendatakse neid kahtlusi, kirjeldades Tartu kommertskooli noorte maailmavaatelisi vaidlusi ja ka sisemisi kõhklusi sotsialismi-idee ja Eesti iseseisvuse eest võitlusse astumise vahel. Tuliste arutelude taustal ilmneb ka sõja mõju noortele - esialgu arglikest ja eluvõõrastest poisikestest, kellest ükski ei jäänud sõja hävitavast survest puutumata, said tulihingelised vabaduse eest võitlejad. Teos, mille omamine nõukogude okupatsiooni ajal võis tagada pileti Siberisse, muutus legendiks, omamoodi "keelatud kirjanduse" arhetüüpseks näiteks. 9789949085217.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Estonian language. Octavo 14 x 21 cm. Weight 170 gr. Wrappers, 158 [1] pp. The Book is in Good condition without any visible defects, losses, remarks. Multiple creases across cover corners, also creases along cover fore-edge, small tear (about 1 cm length) on the bottom edge of back cover, repaired spine ends, back cover shows some soiling; internally soiled half-title, fingerprints and foxing stains on the margins throughout. Striking black, red and white avant-garde cover designed by Peet Aren. Present book refers to author's realist period, when he created his best novels and short stories dealing with war and social problems in the rural environment. Short stories collection includes seven war themed novels which describe living in war-torn village. Novels cycle substance and conflicts come from the birth of Estonian Republic in 1918. Growing disparity between the rich and poor causes conflict which leads to the war and life-and-death struggle. Here author shows purity of literary genre: accuracy, focus, actuality. Albert Kivikas (1898-1978) had three quite distinct roles in Estonian literary history. He is one of the major authors in Estonian literature to have experimented with futurism, with pieces meant to irritate the petit bourgeois. The collection Lendavad sead (Flying Pigs, 1919), printed on the labels of beer bottles, became quite legendary. Author's second outstanding role in Estonian literature was neo-realism, which came with the birth of an independent republic. He abandoned his bohemian convictions and devoted himself to the Republic and realism. Kivikas began sharply criticising the neo-romantic manner of writing which prevailed in Estonian literature in the first decades of the century. Notable works of this period is "trilogy of smallholders", novels about rural life, Jüripäev (St. George's Day, 1921), Jaanipäev (St. John's Day, 1924), and Mihklipäev (St. Michael's Day, 1924). Kivikas's third and most lasting role is the subject of Estonian War of Independence. His best known novel Names in Marble (1936), tracking the exploits of the brave young soldiers, became instantly popular. Today's perception of the classic Albert Kivikas is - to the Republic, the all-embracing experience of his younger days, he devoted himself more passionately than any other Estonian writer. Peet Aren (1889 1970) - famous Estonian painter, graphic artist and prominent illustrator of books. Early graphic art works expressed the national romantic and stylising manner of the "Mir Iskusstva", later he turned to Expressionism and Art Deco.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, wrappers, 159pp. Author Albert Kivikas (1898-1978) is one of Estonia's most distinguished writers. He experimented with Futurism in the early years of the new republic, publishing a landmark dadaist work, Lendavad sead (Flying Pigs). He went on to develop as a neo-relist and his work culminated in the novel Nimor marmortahvlil in 1936. The present work comes from his most productive period, from 1921 to 1927 and translates as Red and White," a collection of short stories mostly dealing with war and revolution. Fine cover design by Peet Aren. Worldcat finds only one copy of this work in North American libraries.

Tartu, Arlekiin, 1920, First edition. Copertina scolorita e con lievi ma visibili tracce di invecchiamento; interno ottimo (normalmente brunito). Raro pamphlet, provocatorio e aggressivo appello all'innovazione d'avanguardia espresso in stile futurista e dadaista. «In this genuine Futurists manifesto, Albert Kivikas, using a gastronomic metaphor, urged his colleagues to be more daring» (Salaris). Salaris, Futurisms in the World, p. 300 in 16°, brossura rosa stampata in sanguigna con carattere in stile gotico, pp. 16. First edition. Copertina scolorita e con lievi ma visibili tracce di invecchiamento; interno ottimo (normalmente brunito). brossura rosa stampata in sanguigna con carattere in stile gotico,

Tartu: self-published, 1919. Octavo (22.5 × 15 cm). Original staple-stitched wrappers featuring black letter-press typography over unused labels from a Tsarist-era brewing company; 22 pp. of text, printed to blank rectos of unused brewery labels; all in all, this copy contains samples of seven different labels. Spine extremities frayed and split along lower half; one page with cut; still a good copy of a book typically encountered in various states of completeness. Rare copy of the most iconic avant-garde book to emerge from the young Estonian republic, which was printed on the versos of unused beer labels from a Tsarist-era Tartu brewery (some labels are in Russian, though most in German). The labels were assembled randomly, and as a result each of the few documented copies differs both in terms of the wrapper design and versos of the text pages. Kivikas' prose poems are divided into two sections, "Singing Fish" and "Iron Sirens," and dwell on modern phenomena such as electricity, the cinema, and revolution (the final prose poem is entitled "Revolutsioon"). They clearly show his avant-garde orientation and, in particular, the influence of Futurism in their focus on technology and a desire to violate bourgeois notions of literary writing, which was the proclaimed goal of the present collection of texts. "This is Futurism at its most authentic, striding above all in the foot-steps of Russian Cubo-Futurism. [.] [Kivikas'] texts are replete with modern technology and momentum, but his central device involves absurd metaphors with a surrealistic effect ('clarinet-frogs', 'pitch-milk' etc.) and metamorphoses of creatures reminiscent of circus and silent film tricks." See "Geometrical Man" (Tallinn: KUMU, 2012), pp. 74-76. As of January 2024, KVK, OCLC show two copies worldwide, with none held in North America.